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Ginowan police bust two for fraudulent activities

A five-man team working a false bank accounts scheme has been uncovered by Ginowan Police, and they’ve already arrested two.

The men were creating false accounts, then selling them or using them for illegal activities. Two were taken into custody and charged with fraud.

Three others were fraudulently creating and using bank cards and bankbooks bought from the first two men, opening accounts under the eight false names. The three altered accounts to boost a ¥25,000 entry to ¥20,000 mark, then sold the book to another and raised it again to ¥240,000 and again to ¥280,000.

The fraud scheme originated in the Kansai and Kyushu areas, where the men had accounts totaling ¥1,300,000. Police say the frauds are typically run by gangsters.